Re: New member...very confused

August 18, 2001

Hi ,

I didn't accept autism with my child, I fought it kicking and screaming! The

only reson that happened is I met someone initially who had a child going

through the same thing that had really done her homework and was seeing great

results. She showed me there was hope, and we have done everything possible

to help our child. You were not as fortunate to have information apparently-

so I am so glad that you have joined this group!!! Welcome. I believe that

Dr. Bradstreet is in florida, but I am not sure right now which part. If

anyone else knows please post. I would definately get him started on a

chealation protocol pronto! I know it must be hard to handle a big boy like

that, but l hope you will give it a try. No one is going to take care of him

like his parent. Have you ever done a behavior modification program, speech

or occupational therapy? The gluten and casein free diet could give you some

immediate relief of the agression and some other sypmtoms that you are

seeing. If you would like more information on the diet or any other

questions you can always e-mail me privately.

Sincerely,

Jane Weatherman

weatherman6001@...

August 18, 2001

Hi ,

Well, this is a good place to learn about merc poisoning and what

to do about it. Here are a couple of starting points:

1. the FAQ for this list:

/files/Mercury-Autism%20FAQ

2. get a hair test done on your son. This is a good way to tell

whether mercury or other metals are a problem. If you have a

cooperative doc handy, ask him/her to order a " toxic and essential

elements test " through Doctors Data Inc (that's a lab). If you

don't have a cooperative doc handy, use the info I'm including

below (after my name at the end) to get one done through DDI.

I'll mention briefly that a " normal " value for mercury on a hair

test (or any other test people normally do, for that matter)

does NOT indicate that the person is okay. Mercury is very

well stored ( " hidden " ) in some body tissues (e.g. brain).

So, after you get the DDI hair test done, you can use " the

counting rules " to determine whether your son is likely

merc toxic. (If what I just said does not make total

sense, that is okay--- just keep reading. It will take a little

while for you to get the hair test results, and in the

meantime you can learn lots more.)

/files/Counting%2BRules

I am sorry I don't know how to do a brain dump to answer all

of your questions at once. I will say, as a starting point,

that the " treatment " for mercury poisoning is called " chelation " .

Lots and lots of people on this list are doing chelation with

their kids (and some of us on ourselves). " Chelation " will

probably sound very confusing for some time, but really, it

is not difficult. It is quite doable. It is very likely that

doing chelation is something you will be able to arrange, once

you know the results fromt he hair test, and learn more about

chelation. Speaking very generally, chelation is done by

taking/giving pills (supplements/drugs/chemicals/etc) which

will " loosen up " mercury or " pull mercury out " . (I'm not

trying to be techically acurate about how it happens, I'm

trying to say something VERY general here.) This is done

slowly, over a periods of weeks and months. Many of us on

this list are doing this. There are 2 main " chelation agents "

used by prople on this list, called ALA and DMSA. You will

hear a lot more about this if you just keep reading.

I hope this is some help.

best,

Moria

[doing chelation on mySELF: I have no kids.]

ABOUT HOW TO GET A HAIR TEST:

=============================

Direct Laboratory Services http://directlab.com provides access to testing

for professionals and consumers, and they will

order tests for you. The way they do this is they have a doctor who

requests the tests for you. They are following the

normal procedures of the labs involved. They will charge you for this

service (by marking up the prices of the tests).

However, in some cases their prices will be lower, due to volume discounts

and other pricing considerations they get from

the labs. Expect them to be helpful, and to treat you as a customer.

To order tests, call their Reno office at (877) 339-2444 or (775) 852-2170.

The person to talk to is Bassett.

Which types of tests you want run will determine what lab they run the

tests through. They expect you to prepay, and will

send the test kit(s) to your home.

a urine toxic metals and essential elements test, processed through

DDI, costs $149

a fecal test for heavy metals, through DDI, costs $139

a hair test, through DDI, costs $79.

A list of many of the tests available, and prices, can be found at:

http://healthchoice.net/lab/labtest_menu.html.

" Healthchoice " incorporates several organizations, including DLS. (see

http://healthchoice.net/aboutus/whoarewe.html).

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At 04:03 PM 8/18/2001 -0000, wrote:

>Hi everybody.

> My name is and am a single mom of a beautiful 10 year old Autistic

boy, whom although has neer been tested for mercury poisioning, I believe

this to be the cause for his Autism.

> He was a healthy, talkative, social, loving baby. At 15 months of age

he recieved his first MMR and by the age of 2 years has lost all verbal and

social behaviors.

> Now maybe I'm a late starter on this topic. I just sat back and

accepted Autism into our lives. But this week, something happened that

really pissed me off and now I want answers and to help in any way

shape or form.

> Heres what happened. About 3 weeks ago, I finally gave in and let the

Dr. give another MMR shot for school. Over the last 3 weeks almost

immediately started getting aggressive and also regressing in his

behaviors. Well this past Tuesday, accidently stabbed his teacher in

the chest with a pencil. She is ok, but the school suspended him until he

is seen by a psychaitrist.

> We have just moved to a new state, so s pediatrician was new to

both of us. I went to see him last Wednsday for a referral, by myself. and

I noticed in s file that the secretary had spelled Autism...ready for

this one Outizm. Maybe I couldnt read her handwriting, but it sure looked

like " has Outizm. "

> Anyways, sorry for babbling. I feel completly lost right now. I need to

know how can be tested for poisioning. Possible treatments...anything

and everything to get me on the right track.

> I'm to the point of putting in a group home. He weighs 140, I am

105 so his aggression also frightens me.

> Please EMAIL me directly, Feel free to add me to your MSN messenger

under Justlilolme2@... or on s messenger under

patriotsangel@...

> Also if its any help We now live in the Tampa, FLorida area. In case

you know of any good Dr's or clinics in this area.

> Thank you, Thank you, Thank you and God Bless you all.

August 19, 2001

" Welcome. I believe that

> Dr. Bradstreet is in florida, but I am not sure right now which

part. If

> anyone else knows please post. "

I forget where he is in Florida, but he's worth the trip to get going

on biomedical interventions, whether you ultimately follow his

chelation schedule or not. www.gnd.org Also, once you've got a

medical doctor advocating for your child, the goons tend to back off!

Definitely try the gfcf diet - www.gfcfdiet.com Real pain in the

okole at first, but some have dramatic results, including my son who

started it when 9yo. We've been chelating for a year, with further

improvements in all areas.

Lastly, report your son's adverse reaction to the MMR thru VAERS.

Hopefully, a listmate will chime in with an explanation of that

process.

Good luck & welcome.

August 19, 2001

,

do you think got confused and meant to stab the pediatrician? I'm

thinking that would be justified...

Are you on the ARN list which has a lot of Florida members? They can help you

with doctors.

Heidi

[ ] New member...very confused

Hi everybody.

My name is and am a single mom of a beautiful 10 year old Autistic boy,

whom although has neer been tested for mercury poisioning, I believe this to be

the cause for his Autism.

He was a healthy, talkative, social, loving baby. At 15 months of age he

recieved his first MMR and by the age of 2 years has lost all verbal and social

behaviors.

Now maybe I'm a late starter on this topic. I just sat back and accepted

Autism into our lives. But this week, something happened that really pissed me

off and now I want answers and to help in any way shape or form.

Heres what happened. About 3 weeks ago, I finally gave in and let the Dr.

give another MMR shot for school. Over the last 3 weeks almost immediately

started getting aggressive and also regressing in his behaviors. Well this

past Tuesday, accidently stabbed his teacher in the chest with a pencil.

She is ok, but the school suspended him until he is seen by a psychaitrist.

We have just moved to a new state, so s pediatrician was new to both of

us. I went to see him last Wednsday for a referral, by myself. and I noticed in

s file that the secretary had spelled Autism...ready for this one Outizm.

Maybe I couldnt read her handwriting, but it sure looked like " has

Outizm. "

Anyways, sorry for babbling. I feel completly lost right now. I need to know

how can be tested for poisioning. Possible treatments...anything and

everything to get me on the right track.

I'm to the point of putting in a group home. He weighs 140, I am 105 so

his aggression also frightens me.

Please EMAIL me directly, Feel free to add me to your MSN messenger under

Justlilolme2@... or on s messenger under patriotsangel@...

Also if its any help We now live in the Tampa, FLorida area. In case you know

of any good Dr's or clinics in this area.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you and God Bless you all.

=======================================================

August 19, 2001

---Hi ,

I am also a single mom to a beautiful 10 y.o. boy with Autism!

WELCOME!

We lived in Bradenton from 1993 til Aug. 2000.

I left the kid's stepdad in FL and came to Indiana.

I am chelating ...and he is doing well. Please email me

directly, and also get in touch with Developemental Services in the

Tampa Bay area. get him on the Medwaiver waiting list, it is well

worth the wait(if there is one) If you need a dentist...I highly

recommend Dr Sierra in Town and Country. (Tampa)

Ah, What the heck, I will email you. Talk to you soon!

God bless, Lindy

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n @y..., " " <justlilolme2@h...> wrote:

> Hi everybody.

> My name is and am a single mom of a beautiful 10 year old

Autistic boy, whom although has neer been tested for mercury

poisioning, I believe this to be the cause for his Autism.

> He was a healthy, talkative, social, loving baby. At 15 months

of age he recieved his first MMR and by the age of 2 years has lost

all verbal and social behaviors.

> Now maybe I'm a late starter on this topic. I just sat back and

accepted Autism into our lives. But this week, something happened

that really pissed me off and now I want answers and to help in

any way shape or form.

> Heres what happened. About 3 weeks ago, I finally gave in and

let the Dr. give another MMR shot for school. Over the last 3

weeks almost immediately started getting aggressive and also

regressing in his behaviors. Well this past Tuesday, accidently

stabbed his teacher in the chest with a pencil. She is ok, but the

school suspended him until he is seen by a psychaitrist.

> We have just moved to a new state, so s pediatrician was

new to both of us. I went to see him last Wednsday for a referral, by

myself. and I noticed in s file that the secretary had spelled

Autism...ready for this one Outizm. Maybe I couldnt read her

handwriting, but it sure looked like " has Outizm. "

> Anyways, sorry for babbling. I feel completly lost right now. I

need to know how can be tested for poisioning. Possible

treatments...anything and everything to get me on the right track.

> I'm to the point of putting in a group home. He weighs

140, I am 105 so his aggression also frightens me.

> Please EMAIL me directly, Feel free to add me to your MSN

messenger under Justlilolme2@h... or on s messenger under

patriotsangel@y...

> Also if its any help We now live in the Tampa, FLorida area. In

case you know of any good Dr's or clinics in this area.

> Thank you, Thank you, Thank you and God Bless you all.

August 19, 2001

---, Doctor Bradstreet is in Palm Bay, FL(near Melbourne...east

coast)about a 3 hour drive, and well worth it!...He is my son's Doc.

I highly recommend him.

His website is www.gnd.org

Lindy

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In @y..., weatherman6001@a... wrote:

> Hi ,

>

> I didn't accept autism with my child, I fought it kicking and

screaming! The

> only reson that happened is I met someone initially who had a child

going

> through the same thing that had really done her homework and was

seeing great

> results. She showed me there was hope, and we have done everything

possible

> to help our child. You were not as fortunate to have information

apparently-

> so I am so glad that you have joined this group!!! Welcome. I

believe that

> Dr. Bradstreet is in florida, but I am not sure right now which

part. If

> anyone else knows please post. I would definately get him started

on a

> chealation protocol pronto! I know it must be hard to handle a big

boy like

> that, but l hope you will give it a try. No one is going to take

care of him

> like his parent. Have you ever done a behavior modification

program, speech

> or occupational therapy? The gluten and casein free diet could

give you some

> immediate relief of the agression and some other sypmtoms that you

are

> seeing. If you would like more information on the diet or any

other

> questions you can always e-mail me privately.

>

> Sincerely,

> Jane Weatherman

> weatherman6001@a...

August 21, 2001

- Hi kelly,

I am new to the board. I just collected my first chemical challenge

today. we also feel the MMR has allot to do with our sons illness.

Dr. Bradstreet is an excellent Dr. and he has seen improvement with

older children. Please do not blame yourself as we to got cohersed

into giving shots. I did not listen to the " little' voice. We have

had many " beliefs " about vaccines. Never once did I hear the other

side in it's true light. We have done many treatments. For out son

GFCF diet helped behaviour allot. Dig in and ask questions and I can

attest that Dr. Bradstreet is an excellent start. He has all the

tools and treatments to try with your son. He understands autism,

, his son, has recovered I believe. I have faith if you chose

to take action there is a good chance his behaviour will improve. I

wish you the best

-- In @y..., " " <justlilolme2@h...> wrote:

> Hi everybody.

> My name is and am a single mom of a beautiful 10 year old

Autistic boy, whom although has neer been tested for mercury

poisioning, I believe this to be the cause for his Autism.

> He was a healthy, talkative, social, loving baby. At 15 months

of age he recieved his first MMR and by the age of 2 years has lost

all verbal and social behaviors.

> Now maybe I'm a late starter on this topic. I just sat back and

accepted Autism into our lives. But this week, something happened

that really pissed me off and now I want answers and to help in

any way shape or form.

> Heres what happened. About 3 weeks ago, I finally gave in and

let the Dr. give another MMR shot for school. Over the last 3

weeks almost immediately started getting aggressive and also

regressing in his behaviors. Well this past Tuesday, accidently

stabbed his teacher in the chest with a pencil. She is ok, but the

school suspended him until he is seen by a psychaitrist.

> We have just moved to a new state, so s pediatrician was

new to both of us. I went to see him last Wednsday for a referral, by

myself. and I noticed in s file that the secretary had spelled

Autism...ready for this one Outizm. Maybe I couldnt read her

handwriting, but it sure looked like " has Outizm. "

> Anyways, sorry for babbling. I feel completly lost right now. I

need to know how can be tested for poisioning. Possible

treatments...anything and everything to get me on the right track.

> I'm to the point of putting in a group home. He weighs

140, I am 105 so his aggression also frightens me.

> Please EMAIL me directly, Feel free to add me to your MSN

messenger under Justlilolme2@h... or on s messenger under

patriotsangel@y...

> Also if its any help We now live in the Tampa, FLorida area. In

case you know of any good Dr's or clinics in this area.

> Thank you, Thank you, Thank you and God Bless you all.

August 21, 2001